Gathering (Seeking Support)

"The bearded one is my cousin Hu Dayong, and the other Black Iron Serpentfolk Star Lord is also from Middle School Three, named Tie Muxiong. He's also from a Star Lord family."

Fang Xiaohan quickly introduced the people opposite to Liang Ji.

At this moment, Hu Dayong on the other side turned towards the southwest jungle and shouted, "Friends in the jungle, come out and meet us too."

Hearing this, the Grasswood Serpentfolk in the jungle knew they had been exposed long ago. They didn't hide any longer, and several teams of Grasswood Serpentfolk walked out.

At the same time, three more beams of starlight condensed in mid-air, revealing three figures, two women and one man.

"As expected, it's the Bamboo, Vine, and Tree families from Middle School Ten."

"The girl above the Green Bamboo Serpentfolk team is Zhu Xiaoxiao; the boy above the Wood Vine Serpentfolk team is Teng Jun; and the girl above the Twining Tree Serpentfolk team is Shu Lianqiu. All three are from Middle School Ten."

"The Bamboo, Vine, and Tree families from which these three come, although not Star Lord families, are all ancient families with extremely long traditions in Xiūshé City. They have many clansmen in various institutions such as the lower house of the City Council, the City Hall, the Inspectorate, and the Education Department, making them rich and powerful! Their clans also practice other immortal cultivation paths to extremely profound levels."

"It can be said that these three families are just short of cultivating their own Star Lords."

Listening to Fang Xiaohan's introduction, Liang Ji realized that the Star Lords gathered here were basically either from Star Lord families or from powerful and wealthy families.

Even Fang Xiaohan and his cousin Hu Dayong clearly had the support of wealthy, well-established, and well-connected families behind them.

In short, they were all big spenders, and they were probably the true elite among the nearly four hundred Star Lord students from the ten high schools in Xiūshé City.

As for him, an ordinary person from an ordinary family, whose Retainer had some mutations but was far from being comparable to these big spenders.

In the eyes of others, he was probably just like the Star Lords behind Huang Yao, Cao Chanyue, and others – a follower, a background character for Peng Yue, not even worth their attention.

Just like now, after all parties revealed themselves, they greeted each other and discussed how to divide the treasures and Spirit Stones from the core area. Most parties only greeted and discussed with Peng Yue, and at most greeted Fang Xiaohan a few more times.

As for Liang Ji, although some people looked at him with curiosity, they didn't pay much attention.

Seeing this, Liang Ji had no intention of stepping forward. He understood that he was indeed a notch below these 'prodigies' at the moment, and stepping forward would only bring him humiliation. It was better to follow Peng Yue and Fang Xiaohan, get some benefits, and then do his best to improve himself and his Retainer, finding a way to catch up.

Before Peng Yue and the others could reach a consensus on the distribution plan, several more Retainer teams were seen rushing from a distance.

From the south, a large number of Serpentfolk wearing crimson armor, like a prairie fire, surged forward. It was the Crimson Serpentfolk team that Liang Ji and his group had encountered before.

However, the number of Crimson Serpentfolk arriving this time was clearly more than double the previous number. Starlight condensed above those Crimson Serpentfolk teams, revealing two figures, a man and a woman. One of them was Xia Yuanqiu, and the other, as introduced by Fang Xiaohan, was Li Qian from Middle School One.

At the same time, a large expanse of clouds drifted from the east sky, and a team of Half-Demon Snake People, seemingly condensed from clouds, flew in from the air. Starlight also condensed above these cloud-like Serpentfolk, revealing one figure.

"Hiss! It's Yun Lai from Middle School Seven!" Fang Xiaohan took a deep breath and said solemnly, "The Yun Family is a truly powerful family in Xiūshé City. Their family has several Star Lords, and their unique 'Cloud Lightning Serpentfolk' are not outstanding at the first tier, but after advancing to the second tier, they awaken lightning attributes, making their destructive power astonishing!"

Soon, a large number of Serpentfolk teams also rushed from the north. The scales of the leading thousand or so Serpentfolk were as blue as seawater, and their advance resembled a vast expanse of rolling waves. Starlight also condensed above them, revealing the figure of a girl.

"It's Lan Yingying from Middle School Six. Her family's Tidal Serpentfolk are also exceptional. In the sea, they can even contend with the Yun Family's Cloud Lightning Serpentfolk."

Fang Xiaohan's expression was already a little numb. He suspected that the Xiūshé City Education Bureau had sent all the top Star Lord students from the ten high schools to this trial star.

Although Chen Yuan was the largest, richest, and most resource-abundant of the six trial stars, it was not enough for so many top Star Lord students to share.

"Or, they are just watching the fun, wanting these top Star Lord students from each high school to clash in advance?"

Just then, a rumbling sound came from the west. Everyone looked and saw a large number of Serpentfolk teams marching in formation from the west, numbering nearly ten thousand.

Among them were special Serpentfolk like the Crimson Serpentfolk and Black Iron Serpentfolk, as well as a large number of ordinary Spotted Serpentfolk. However, the leaders were a type of special Serpentfolk with three eyes.

"The people from Middle School Five are finally here!"

Fang Xiaohan seemed to have expected this and introduced:

"The three-eyed Serpentfolk leading the way are also called Qianji Serpentfolk. They are not only highly poisonous but also adept at organizing battle formations, commanding battles, and finding opportunities to break through enemy lines."

"They are the Retainers of Zhang Liangpu from Middle School Five. The other thousands of various Serpentfolk Retainers must also be Retainers of Middle School Five Star Lords. The Crimson Serpentfolk should belong to Wu Motong, and the Black Iron Serpentfolk should belong to Jin Yuelian."

The star these students were currently undergoing trials on originally belonged to the Middle School Five Star Lord student Chen Yuan. In the eyes of Middle School Five Star Lord students, they were half the owners, so naturally, they couldn't be absent.

"Fellow students, we demand half of the treasures, Spirit Stones, and other materials here!"

Above the Qianji Serpentfolk team, starlight condensed, revealing Zhang Liangpu's figure. He looked at the Star Lords and Retainer teams in all directions and shouted.

"Heh, ridiculous!"

As soon as Zhang Liangpu finished speaking, a cold laugh rang out. It was Xia Yuanqiu, the Star Lord revealed above the two Crimson Serpentfolk teams from the south.

He sneered and said, "Why should we give you half? Is it because you have more people? Or because you are from Middle School Five?"

"In my opinion, whoever has the strength takes the treasure. Let's fight a battle, and everyone takes treasures and Spirit Stones based on their own abilities."

More than half of the Star Lords present were from Star Lord families. They were rich, powerful, and strong. At the very least, none of them were arrogant or afraid of anyone.

As soon as Xia Yuanqiu finished speaking, he immediately received support from more Star Lords around. No one was willing to let the people from Middle School Five take half first.

Even Cao Chanyue from Middle School Nine directly said with a smile, "In my opinion, why don't we join forces first, eliminate the Retainers of these people from Middle School Five, and then divide the treasures and Spirit Stones."

"Speaking of which, wasn't this accidental disaster of the demonic path caused by people from Middle School Five? It even implicated and harmed five other classmates."

"Including one classmate from our Middle School Nine."

Hearing Cao Chanyue's words, many of the Star Lords present had their eyes light up, showing considerable interest.

This was not because they were 'united against a common enemy', but because if a group of people were eliminated first, they would undoubtedly get more treasures and Spirit Stones.

Keep reading! Monthly votes! Rewards! Comments! Come at me fiercely and help me break into the new book charts!